Manson who? Click to play. (Requires Quicktime).

I would guess that unless you live in Portland and have visited the Moose HQ you’d have no idea what goes on in our giant building on SE Belmont St. We operate out of the Nemo Design building as we are umbilically linked to Nemo. Within this giant aircraft hangar of a building there are folks with disciplines in motion graphics, Flash, 3D, interactive web design, snow and skateboard marketing, video production, print and photography. The list goes on. And then there’s downstairs where the uncatagorizable Dave Seoane lurks. Dave’s a film maker and this is a short in which he explains his world and some of his methodology. Learn about the home on wheels that he built for himself inside his studio. And then ask yourself - why does Dave look like Charles Manson? Documentary info: Produced by Jaki King. Directed by Shawn Shannon. Edited by Shawn Shannon. Cinematography by Mike Pritchard. Assistant Producers Erin Moore and Shawn Shannon

What we have here is a slew of cool tracks from local bands. The podcast is part of a weekly series posted by Pampelmoose.com. In this podcast you will hear Menomena, Dj Tan’t, The Shaky Hands, Solo Dos En Tijuana, Stars of Track and Field and The Joggers. As always, support your local artists by clicking the links and buying their music.

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Tags: music entertainment

Pete Krebs.

The Willamette Week’s Casey Jarman kicks off part one of a proposed five part interview with local music hero and cult fave, Pete Krebs. Pete has had a long and successful career and this article will surely give readers an insight into the workings of this talented guy although I’m not sure reading a 25,000 word article online is the best way to do it - maybe print out a copy…..Here’s part one.

Artists include renowned saxophonist, Branford Marsalis (2/16); clarinetist and saxophonist Don Byron’s Music of Junior Walker and The All-Stars project (2/17); ECM recording artist, sax man Trygve Seim; pianist Geri Allen (2/17) with her trio; trumpeter Dave Douglas (2/17); Kurt Elling & Patricia Barber (2/24) for a West Coast “Evening at the Green Mill”; and saxophone legend Charles Lloyd (2/18) on a double bill with Tomasz Stanko, plus more to come. Be sure to check pdxjazz.com for the latest updates and Festival news. Tickets on sale now!

The Festival takes place in Downtown Portland, with its European blocks and clean light rail, visitors can choose from more than 18 Festival hotels and enjoy the full festival experience. For discounted room rates and packages that include breakfast and free parking click here. For more hotel deals including a free welcome package click here.

Questlove tearing it up…

Questlove brings his band of merry men to the Crystal Ballroom tonight. The Roots are one of the few remaining hip hop bands, as in they are a group not just a single artist and Questlove takes pride in the fact that they have stuck together for more than ten years now. This is a must see show.